maintaining substantially gainful employment. To see if
commonly refer to it and TDIU allows a veteran to receive
videos on our website about TDIU, how to get TDIU, what it
although ratings may range between zero and thirty
granted based off of these conditions. So, benefits, the
doesn't have a specific disability rating for erectile
with your examiner. Any medical evidence that you can provide
you the benefits for the condition without having to
that's the best way to, you know, spar BA into looking into
getting service connection for them. They're not gonna do it
filing claims. VA does have a duty to assist and they will
compensation at the 100% rate if their service connected
pertains, etcetera. So, all of the information that we've gone
over today is available on our website. Um I think the main
if your PTSD and other related conditions impairs your ability
how it relates to PTSD and secondary conditions? Yes. So,
separate ratings themselves but you can also consider these
various diagnostic codes in section four .115 B and
award of a 0% rating. Um this allows additionally for the
alcohol, stress, sensory stimulation, certain foods and
service-connected disability may also be service connected.
lightheadedness, and blurred vision. Migraines can also
that result from the use of medications to treat a
neurological conditions and loss of disorders from zero to
lack of motivation. Anxieties defy is intense, excessive, and
frequent episodes of acid reflux and common symptoms can
numbers gradually going up. Generally, speaking, a lots of
higher risk of developing sleep apnea. There's a direct
again, that's another condition that would be combined under
are several types of anxiety disorders such as generalized
persistent worry and fear about everyday situations and there
service connected for sleep apnea, you maybe rated anywhere
Alpha Todd of my head that the veteran maybe entitled to 50%
requires that a sleep study be conducted. Once you've been
Sometimes, an aura uh which is characterized by visual
Generally, a normal blood pressure level is less than 120
the general rating for Miele for mental health. So, note
PTSD can also aggravate sleep apnea. For example, sleep
conditions as they're all rated under the general formula. So,
systolic and eighty diastolic and as I alluded to earlier,
There's also central sleep apnea that occurs when your
discomfort and ill inflammation. GERD is caused by
linked to PTSD is depression and anxiety. Um depression is a
condition. So, in other words, if there's medical evidence
shown that hypertension may be aggravated by stress and
using two numbers, systolic blood pressure and diastolic uh
rating schedule for that blood pressure reading. Um blood
VAP a secondary condition includes not only those
conditions that may be caused by PTSD but also those
traumatic event. Um many veterans that we work with
high blood pressure over VA as a threshold measurement for
absolutely. So, it's not at all uncommon for veterans to
disorder characterized by the occurrence of stomach acid
Chisholm and Kilpatrick representing veterans before
therapist, psychiatrist, or a general practitioner. Um and
check that out if you want more information about PTSD
Briggs and I'm accredited VA claims agent here at Chisholm
before we get started, just a quick overview of PTSD. Um um
severity of the condition and the resulting level of social
formula for mental health conditions between zero to 100%
particularly sedative medications that can cause or
These conditions are also rated under the general rating
representing veterans before the US Court of Appeals for
correlation uh regarding the two uh meaning the more severe
research has shown that PTSD, a veterans with PTSD have a
for VA disability uh compensation purposes. VA
see, sleep apnea for one. That's a sleep disorder in
brain doesn't send proper signals to the muscles uh that
deprivation, insomnia, hyperarousal, and daytime
showing that your service-connected PTSD
order to confirm a diagnosis of sleep apnea, it's worth noting
a result of their service-connected PTSD. Um for
which a person's breathing is repeatedly interrupted during
control breathing and then uh complex which is basically just
receive compensation for that aggravated condition and then,
which is obstructive sleep apnea and the most common one
that we deal with. Um that occurs when the throat muscles
tell us a bit about what it means to establish secondary
there are three main types of sleep apnea. The most common
of PTSD can vary pretty widely from person to person. Uh we've
service connection? Um and then about some of the more common
develop other conditions uh that are secondary too um or as
conditions that are aggravated by an already service connected
specifically. Um Alec, in order to get us started, could you
non-service-connected condition, you may be able to
the course of the night. It's often characterized by
additional symptoms such as snoring or daytime fatigue and
experiencing a distressing, shocking, or otherwise
had a lot of content related to PTSD um and that's all
aggravates or increases in severity, a
available on our website and our blog. So, feel free to
some of the most common secondary conditions that we
it's a mental condition that occurs as a result of
experienced during their military service. PTSD can be
diagnosed by a medical professional whether it be a
the Board of Veterans Appeals. I'm joined today by Caitlin
Veterans claims. Today, we're gonna be talking about VA
Good afternoon and welcome to CCK Live. My name is Nicholas
our channel as well. Thank you.